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On the 26th, the civil society group “Selective Married Couples / National Petition Action” mentioned in the document about a document in which volunteers from the PLD parliament requested that the local assembly not adopt a written opinion in favor of the introduction of Selective Married Couples An open letter was sent to all 50 members of the Diet. The secretariat said: “It is an act of trying to smash the voices of people in trouble below the surface. I want you to clarify the rational motives for forcing people who do not want to change their names.” The results of the response will be announced on March 9.
Open letter and counterargument displayed by selective partner’s last name / national petition action (from the site)
The document was sent to the local council members on January 30. In addition to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Tamayo Marukawa before taking office as Minister, Sanae Takaichi, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Seiichi Eto, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, who are in charge of the measures against the decrease of the birth rate, etc. Fifty people were listed.
Citizen groups said the fact that 50 members of the Diet sent documents under the joint name was “equivalent to the act of members of the Diet to pressure the city council to prevent it.” In addition, he decided to send a questionnaire because he considered that the reason for his opposition to the surname of the selective marriage written in the document was “full of prejudices and lack of foundation”.
We asked 11 questions, for example how names were listed in the document, the pros and cons of the married couples surname system, and the reasons for the opposition. We also asked legislators like Mr. Marukawa, who are active under their maiden names, why they continue to use their maiden names. (All the elements of the questions are published at the end of the article)
Naho Ida, the secretary general, noted that “the unwanted name change is not an ideological problem. It is a real-life problem.” It is said that some couples do not marry because they cannot choose a different last name, and the secretariat receives many inquiries.
As for the sending of documents by the opposition legislator, he said, “I feel that it is an act to block the voices of citizens who have problems in their lives so that they do not reach the people who design the system.”
◆ Mr. Marukawa Even though you said it was “funny” …
It is said that Mr. Ida had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Marukawa, who was attending the Katsushika City Council district administration briefing last February. According to Mr. Ida, Mr. Marukawa commented on the selective surnames of married couples: “I find it convenient to use two names, but I could not sign with the Marukawa surname that you voted for on the official document and family record. Surname I think it’s strange that it’s fundamental, “he said. She felt that she understood the limits of using her maiden name, such as not being able to use “Marukawa” in signing the Cabinet decision.
Regarding Marukawa’s name in the document, Ida said: “It is too disappointing as a minister in charge of gender equality. People who have the same feelings about not being able to give their name at work is not incompatible with” personal beliefs “to muffle the voice?”
“Selective married couples have different last names, but not all have different last names. I would like the members of the Diet to take this opportunity to have a study session and listen to the voices of the parties. I would appreciate it if you would call me. “.
Counterarguments are also posted on the Selective Couples Last Names and National Petition Actions site.
◆ Questions to the members of the Diet
1. Tell us about the background to your name in this “letter.”
2. In a country of popular sovereignty, the system for the people to send their opinions to the Diet is the opinion written in the local assembly. How about the view that this “letter” is “pressure to prevent members of the Diet from surrendering the opinions of those who have problems in their daily lives to the Diet?”
3. Are you against the selective system of marital surnames?
4. If not, why? We apologize for the inconvenience, but please respond based on the opinion of Naho Ida, the party that created the origin of this “letter” (consultation with the Saitama Prefectural Assembly), and on the comment of the lawyer, Professor Shuhei Ninomiya .
5. As a member of the legislature, please tell us about the legal definition of “last name”, which is the basis of the opposition.
6. More than 400 public comments were urgently requested on the V Basic Plan for Gender Equality to reform the law. There have been many reports of limits on the use of maiden names and problem cases. How would you respond if there was a party in front of you that complained that you would like to live with your natural name instead of using your maiden name?
7 If there is a couple in front of you who complain: “I want to get married respecting the other’s names, but will I have to choose a de facto marriage without legal guarantee?” How would you respond?
8. How do you think you should deal with the fact that the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has repeatedly recommended improvements to the provisions of the Civil Code that do not allow you to choose a surname for each couple?
9. Regarding the use of the maiden name, I believe that the name without legal basis should be used in all legal acts, trips abroad, remittances abroad, registration, investment, insurance, payment of taxes, various qualifications, patents, etc. . It is?
10. Next, I would like to ask a member of the Diet who uses his maiden name. Why are you using your maiden name?
11. It is tremendous that the teacher who insists that “third parties have to be nervous about the appearance of three kinds of couples” uses his maiden name for himself and socially gives his last name. There is an opinion that it is a contradiction. With that in mind, isn’t it better not to change the surname by nature?
